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UPDATE 3/15/25: Filled! Thank you for the tremendous interest in our annual recycled art exhibition! The gallery space is now full and no more submissions can be accepted.

UPDATE 3/14/25: The gallery is nearly full! Please be sure to call the Museum prior to bringing in your piece to see if there is available space. Thank you!

It’s that time of year again! The Hi-Desert Nature Museum is proudly announcing another year of our recycled art exhibition. Artists of all ages are encouraged to enter this environmentally conscious art exhibition highlighting pieces of artwork made from recycled or repurposed materials.

Turning waste into wondrous pieces of art is the aim of the Hi-Desert Nature Museum’s annual spring recycled exhibition, From Waste to Wonder: 2025 Recycled Art Exhibition, which will be on display March 22-May 10, 2025.

Entries can be brought to the museum March 12-15, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. as space allows. Please click the link below to see all rules and regulations for submissions.

From Waste to Wonder: Submission Rules and Regulation

Fill your home with beautiful succulent and cacti by learning the skills to propagate more plants! At this introductory hands-on workshop, you will learn about the specialized adaptations that help succulents, including cacti, survive and thrive in our desert environment. You will also gain the knowledge and skills to expand your succulent collection with propagation basics and succulent care. Participants will go home with succulents/succulent cuttings to begin their own collection!

Designed for participants age 16+, the two-hour workshop runs from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum.

Workshop is $20 and pre-registration is required. Space is limited, so be sure to register early!

Click here to register!

What's On Display

Wondrous West:
Art, Tourism, and National Pride
1848-1942

On Display January 4, 2025 to March 15, 2025

Hi-Desert Nature Museum is pleased to present Wondrous West: Art, Tourism, and National Pride. This temporary exhibit displays the early visual imagery published in government reports, travel books, railroad brochures, souvenir albums, illustrated newspapers and magazines, postcards, art prints, and travel bureau materials.

Curated by collector Lee Silliman, many of these images were part of the “See American First” campaign, encouraging Americans to travel West. Some of the stunning imagery includes locations such as the Petrified National Forest, Grand Canyon National Park, Yosemite National Park, Mount Shasta, Zion National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and many more.

Our Giant Rock: A Touchstone in the Mojave

Our Giant Rock: A Touchstone is an interactive touchscreen exhibit that encourages visitors to discover and explore the nuances that make Giant Rock a unique and cherished Morongo Basin landmark. Giant Rock is most notoriously known for the ‘giant’ personalities who lived near and even under it. However, it has also served as an intermediary for certain stories and events. The exhibit provides a series of interpretive narratives explaining these nuances while incorporating some never-before-seen images, documents, publications, and videos which help illustrate Giant Rock’s history.

This exhibit is made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.